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William Henry Grueby (1867-1925) started working at the Low Art Tile Works in Chelsea, Massachusetts. In 1890 he left Low and started making architectural pieces and in 1892 he joined Eugene Atwood to form Atwood & Grueby. That company closed and in 1894 Grueby started the Grueby Faience Company. Grueby developed his own glazes and created a matte finish, very different from the glossy glazes popular at the time. The pottery was reorganized and incorporated in 1897 under the same name, Grueby Faience Company. Pottery was made by hand and decorations were added or modeled by young girls. The company made two types of pottery—architectural tiles and art pottery. In 1907 Grueby Pottery Company was incorporated. In 1909, Grueby Faience went bankrupt. Then Grueby founded the Grueby Faience and Tile Company. Grueby Pottery closed about 1911. The tile company burned in 1913 but was rebuilt and worked until 1920. The company name was often used as the mark so it helps date a piece. The matte green glazed pieces are the most sought after today.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Grueby | Vase | Carved, Applied Vertical Leaves, Matte Green Glaze, Impressed Mark, 7 1/2 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Crisp Leaves, Yellow Buds, Mottled Green Glaze, Marked, 11 1/4 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Full Length Leaves, Buds, Curdled Green Glaze, Signed Ruth Erickson, 9 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Green Matte Glaze, Marked, 6 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Leaf Design, Dark Green Matte Glaze, Baluster, 8 1/4 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Leaves & Flowers, Bulbous, 12 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Matte Green Glaze, 3 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Overlapping Leaves, Vertical Stems, Matte Green Glaze, 12 1/2 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Panel Design, Marked, 7 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Stacked Leaves, Broad Base, French Blue Glaze, Signed, 20 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Stylized Flower & Leaf Pattern, Cucumber Green Matte Glaze, 7 3/4 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Tooled & Applied Leaves, Buds On Tall Stems, Ruth Erickson, 1906, 13 1/2 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Tooled & Applied Leaves, Matte Green Glaze, Signed, 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Trefoils In Relief Under Rim, Ruth Erickson, 9 1/2 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Vertical Ribs, Medium Blue Glaze, Baluster, 1905, 6 1/2 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vessel | Cover, Leaves At Top, Yellow To Cream, Light Blue Matte Glaze, 8 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Vase | Matte Green Glaze, 5 In. | 1998 | | Grueby | Bowl | Rolled Rim, Dripped Rust Glaze, Green Interior, Marked, 8 X 8 In. | 1997 | | Grueby | Candlestick | Overlapping Leaves, Paper Label, 9 In. | 1997 | | Grueby | Paperweight | Scarab Beetle Shape, Marked, 4 In. | 1997 | | Grueby | Tile | Candlestick, Green, White Candle, French Blue Ground, 6 X 6 In. | 1997 | | Grueby | Tile | Chamberstick, Green & Yellow, 6 X 4 1/2 In. | 1997 | | Grueby | Tile | Fountain In A Garden, Matte Green, Blue, Brown, Ivory Glaze, 4 X 4 In. | 1997 | | Grueby | Tile | Horses, Blue Eyes, Green Grass, Blue Sky, 6 X 6 In. | 1997 | | Grueby | Tile | Landscape, Brown House, Tall Green Trees, Blue Sky, Black Outlining, Square, 4 In. | 1997 |
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